Hyderabad: Despite peace moves by India towards Pakistan, there is no let-up in infiltration efforts from across the border, Chief of Army General N C Vij said on May 28.

"On their (Pakistan's) part, intent efforts to push through infiltrators are continuing. The rate of success may have dropped," Vij said in a brief chat with reporters on the sidelines of inauguration of Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS) on the city outskirts.

Asked whether tensions on the border had eased as a fall-out of the ongoing peace moves, Vij said, "There is no let-up in infiltration efforts. If the number has come down, it is because of our effective monitoring and interception."

Vij gave a guarded reply when asked about the proposal for sending troops to Iraq on a peacekeeping mission. "The government is deliberating on the matter. I cannot comment on it till the government takes a decision." he said.

Asked whether he felt the current peace initiatives would yield desired results, the Army Chief said, "one should always be optimistic".

PTI